Frank Perri Medical Fund
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Hello everyone,
Our very good friend Frank Perri travelled from Sault Ste. Marie to Toronto on December 20, 2016 for surgery to remove his esophagus which was performed on December 21, 2016. He was diagnosed with Achalasia and removal was the only option. For years he has been having trouble eating and swallowing food to the point where the food was not digesting and his body was not getting the nutrients that he needed. Even though the surgery was 9 hours long it was considered relatively routine. Unfortunately it was anything but routine. During the course of two surgeries one of Frank's vocal chords was left paralyzed, his stomach and what was left of his esophagus became twisted and ripped and a major artery was nicked and blood clots formed in his chest cavity near his lungs. He is in stable but serious condition. He has lost over twenty pounds and is being fed through a tube in his neck. He is not even allowed to drink water. Frank will not be coming home for at least a month but even that is optimistic. Frank is a social worker for the Ministry of Corrections, a doting father of three kids under the age of 11 and a loving husband to Terri. Terri does not have a job because she is legally blind and has been by his bedside the entire time in Toronto, with her service dog Haley. Terri's Mother and Sister have been taking care of their three children in the meantime. They miss their Mom and Dad very much. She will stay with Frank until he is well enough to return home. This whole ordeal has put a great emotional strain on him and his family as I'm sure most of you can imagine. Their time away from home has been and will be much longer than originally anticipated and has become a great financial strain on the family as well. I ask everyone if you can see fit to donate whatever you can to Frank and Terri and their kids during this time of need. The money will be used for bills such as hotel stay for Terri as she is not allowed to stay at the Hospital as well as food, airfare and everyday needs for her and their children. I thank you for taking the time to read this page and God bless!
Sincerely
Sandy Lucio
Our very good friend Frank Perri travelled from Sault Ste. Marie to Toronto on December 20, 2016 for surgery to remove his esophagus which was performed on December 21, 2016. He was diagnosed with Achalasia and removal was the only option. For years he has been having trouble eating and swallowing food to the point where the food was not digesting and his body was not getting the nutrients that he needed. Even though the surgery was 9 hours long it was considered relatively routine. Unfortunately it was anything but routine. During the course of two surgeries one of Frank's vocal chords was left paralyzed, his stomach and what was left of his esophagus became twisted and ripped and a major artery was nicked and blood clots formed in his chest cavity near his lungs. He is in stable but serious condition. He has lost over twenty pounds and is being fed through a tube in his neck. He is not even allowed to drink water. Frank will not be coming home for at least a month but even that is optimistic. Frank is a social worker for the Ministry of Corrections, a doting father of three kids under the age of 11 and a loving husband to Terri. Terri does not have a job because she is legally blind and has been by his bedside the entire time in Toronto, with her service dog Haley. Terri's Mother and Sister have been taking care of their three children in the meantime. They miss their Mom and Dad very much. She will stay with Frank until he is well enough to return home. This whole ordeal has put a great emotional strain on him and his family as I'm sure most of you can imagine. Their time away from home has been and will be much longer than originally anticipated and has become a great financial strain on the family as well. I ask everyone if you can see fit to donate whatever you can to Frank and Terri and their kids during this time of need. The money will be used for bills such as hotel stay for Terri as she is not allowed to stay at the Hospital as well as food, airfare and everyday needs for her and their children. I thank you for taking the time to read this page and God bless!
Sincerely
Sandy Lucio
Organisateur
Sandy Lucio
Organisateur
Sault Sainte Marie, ON